Advertising device for trusses, &amp;c.



. PATENTED/JDEO. 25, 1906.

I J. W. BUNKER;

ADVERTISING DEVICE FOR TRUSSBS, 6:0.

' APPLICATION rum) no. so. 190;.

511 l uoutoz PATENT OFFICE.

' f UNITED sTATEs JOHN WALLACE BUNKER, OF NEW TRUSS COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

T'New York and State of New York, have invented new anduseful Improvements in Ad-- vertising Devices for Trusses, &c., of which the following is a s ecification. I

This invention as for its object the provision of a means which will attractively ad- ,vertise hernial trusses or other articles which in use are a plied to the human figure by displaying t e same in such manner as to show their action when muse.

In the accompanying drawings the invention is shown as displaying a hernial truss,

3 The invention consists,

for which it is more particularly designed, and as applied to a dummy representing the entire human figure but the invention is not restricted thereto.

for dis laying hernial trusses or other articles embo ying a dummy representing the entire human figure, or a part thereof, or a suitable display form having the article to be displayed applied thereto and means whereby said article is caused to move in a manner analogous to that which occurs in actual use of the article on the human figure; and the invention further consists in certain peculiarities in the construction of parts and in certain novel combinations and arrangements of elements, substantially as hereinafter described, and articularly pointed out in the the subjoined claims. I

In the accompanying drawings I have illustrated a simple and practical form of mechanism for accomplishing the purposes of the present invention, which mechanism, while preferred, may be varied without de- I parting from the spirit'of the invention.

In said drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of the device with a portion of the dummy in section. Fig. 2 is a front elevation. Fig. 3

.is a detail view of the upper part of the mechanismremoved from the dummy. Fig. 4 is a detail view of a suitableform of springtension device forming part of the truss, and Fig. 5 is a detail plan view intended particularly to show the slot e in the tube E.

A designates a dummy or display-form,

Specification of Letters Patent.

broadly, in a means YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO BUNKER Patented Dec. 25, 1906.

Application filed December 30, 1904- Serial No. 238.956- L vention, as shown in the accompanying drawings, is preferably made of rigid material such as papier-mach, wood, or wax or wax compositions, or any other materials or structures commonly employed and suitable for the urpose of the present invention. Applie to this figure in a manner similar to that in which the same would be a plied to the human figure is a truss B, aving a waist band or belt O and a crotch-strap D. Y The detail construction of the truss forms no essential part of the present invention; but it may be well to say that the one shown is of that type wherein the trussad is rovided with s ring-tension devices to w ich the Waist-be t and crotch-strap are secured, said spring-tension devices being so constructed that when tension is ut upon them by the strap and belt theyhol the pad yieldably and yet firmly to the rupture and with a pressure which increases w en the wearer coughs or bends forward-for example, thus at suchtime holding the pad more firmly against the rupture and preventing protrusion of the latter. -It is to disclose this particular movement of the truss that the invention is more especially designed; but, as hereinabove stated, the invention may be otherwise embodiedwithout departing from its spirit. i

The truss or'other article being displayed is moved in a manner analogous to that which occurs in actual practice, thus displaying its action when in actual use by means which are concealed from view and preferably comprises a supporting device attached to the rear face of the article and expanded thence inwardly into the figure, where it is connected with means for reciprocating it. The mechanism shown in the accompanying drawings comprises a tube E, which constitutes the supporting device referred to, and a guiding means for said tube, consisting of a rod F, upon which the tube reciprocates, and which rod preferably has a fixed relation to said tube. The rear end of said rod F is shown as provided with a head f, which engages the innerwall of the rear side of the dummy. The means for reciprocating the tube E preferably consists of a crank G,

which in the present embodiment of the inpulley y 'vided with one link only,

mounted on a shaft 9 and connected, by means of a pitman H, with links I I, the former of which links I is pivoted to the tube E, while the latter of said links I is pivoted to the rod F.

- It will be seen that if the dummy be rigid the two links, pivoted, respectively, to the tube and to a stationary element and connecting said tube and stationary element with a vpitman, will cause the tube to reciprocate through a greater extent of movement from a given movement of the pitman than would be the case if said pitman were proand it will also be seen that with the mechanism described if the dummy be of flexible material and the rod F be connected therewith reciprocations of the pitman will cause a movement of both tube E and rod F simultaneously in opposite directions, thus imparting corresponding movements to the dummy and truss, which may be preferred by some persons. Tend ency of the tube E to turn axially during its reciprocatory movements is prevented by means of a pin f, projecting from the rod F into a slot e, extending longitudinally of said tube, as clearly shown in Fig. 5.

The crank-shaft g is preferably driven at slow s eed from a main driving-shaft J, connected with said crank-shaft by speed-reducing gearing, preferably comprising a small mounted on said shaft J and geared with a shaft K by'means of a large pulley 7c and belt j, said shaft K being also provided with a small pulley L, connected, by means of a belt Z, with a larger pulley Z, mounted on 1 the crank-shaft g.

Having thus described the invention, what I believe to be new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, and what I therefore claim, is

1; A display device for a truss or other article, adapted to be located within said article and comprising expansive and contractive means which support said article and communicates its movement thereto, whereby said article partakes of said expansive and contractive movement for the purpose set forth.

2. A display device for a truss or other article, comprising a form or dummy to the outer surface of which said article is applied and means for intermittently setting up expansive and contractive movements, from within said form or dummy,which movements are communicated to said article for the purpose set forth.

3. The hereindescribed advertising device comprising a truss, a dummy or display-form to which said truss is applied, and means for moving said truss in a manner analogous to that which occurs in the actual use of the same, from within said dummy or displayform.

4. The herein-described advertising device comprising a truss, a dummy or display-form to which said truss is applied, and means for reciprocating said truss comprising a reciprocatory supporting device secured thereto.

5. The herein-described advertising device comprising a truss, a dummy or display-form to which said truss is applied and means for moving said truss in a manner analogous to that which occurs in the actual use of the same, comprising relatively movable members located Within the dummy or displayform and having slidable engagement one with another, one of said members being secured to said truss.

6. The herein-described advertising device com rising atruss, a dummy or display-form to w 'ch said truss is applied, and means for moving said truss in a manner analogous to that which occurs in the actual use of the same, comprising members located within the dummy or display-form and respectively connected with said truss and dummy or display-form, said members being relatively movable one on the other, means located within the dummy or display-form and connected with both of said members for producing a reciprocation of one on the other, and means for preventing axial movement during said reciprocation.

7. The herein-described advertising device, comprising a truss, a dumm r or display-form to which said truss is applied, a reciprocatory supporting device secured to said truss, means attached to the inner surface of the rear wall of said dummy or dis )lay device and engaging said supporting evice, and

means for reciprocating said supporting device.

8. The herein-described advertising device, comprising a truss, a dummy or display-form to which said truss is applied, a reciprocatory supporting device secured to said truss, means attached to the inner surface of the rear Wall of said dummy or display device and engaging said supporting device, and means for reciprocating said supporting device comprising a pitman and a link connecting said pitman with said supporting device.

9. The herein-described advertising device, comprising a truss, a dummy or display-form to which said truss is applied, a )itman extending into said dummy or display-form, a supporting device attached to said truss and extending into said dummy or display-form, a link connecting the upper end of said pitman with said supporting device, means attached to said dummy or display-form and located within the same and engaged by said supporting device, a link connecting the upper end of said means with said pitman, and means for operating said pitman.

10. The herein-described advertising device comprising a truss, a dummy or displayslot, a rod projecting into said tube and haysaid pitman with said tube and rod, respectively, and means for operating said pitman. [0 In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

ing a projection extending into said slot, said JOHN WALLACE rod being secured to said dummy or display- Witnesses:

form, a pitman located in said dummy or dis- HORACE G. PEOK,

play-form, links connecting the upper end of WILLIAM H. McSoLEY.

figure to which said truss is applied, a' tube extending into said dummy or display-figure and secured to said truss, said tube having a 

